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Survivor fast-forwards through two Tribal Councils and disgusting behavior

Survivor South Pacific delivered the series apparently now-standard post-merge fast-forward episode , burning through two immunity challenges and two Tribal Councils in less than an hour. While that sent Ozzy Lusth out of the game once again, and had some pretty baffling behavior, it was largely predictable and definitely a step down from the crazy drama of last week . Overall, the episode can be summed up in one word for me: anticlimactic. The “frosty reception” Cochran received upon returning to camp after switching his allegiance and voting out Keith consisted mostly of Ozzy expressing his disappointment in his Ozzyish way (“you just stabbed me in the back so hard”) and was primarily amusing because both Jim and Whitney’s heads nearly exploded because they were caught up in their emotional responses to being played and basically decided to give up. Really? Immunity challenge number one was anticlimactic. In a bit of a misstep, it eliminated nearly everyone after a single throw of a...

Guy Fieri guilty of sexist, homophobic, anti-Semitic behavior, Diners, Drive-ins and Dives creator says

The creator and former producer of Food Network’s Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives, which stars Next Food Network Star winner Guy Fieri, says the star of his show is guilty of homophobic, sexist, and anti-Semitic behavior. Producer David Page, who created the show, sued the network for breach of contract earlier this year because he says the network tried to replace him and cancelled orders for two seasons of the show. After filing a countersuit in which Food Network said Page violated his contract and mistreated staff (sending e.mail messages that said things such as, “I hope you die so I can dance on your fucking grave”), the lawsuit was settled in August. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives is now produced by Denver-based Citizen Pictures . Now, Page is criticizing Fieri and detailing his behavior. As OC weekly notes , “These allegations feel like revenge over a lost lawsuit from an equally giant tool that lost control of his show and his star.” But at least one other producer does back u...

Reality TV makes girls more confident, inspired, but also leads them to accept bullying, bad behavior

A survey of 1,141 girls conducted by the Girl Scout Research Institute examined the effects that reality TV watching has on girls ages 11 to 17. It found that “regular reality TV viewers are more confident than non-viewers” but that “regular reality TV viewers emphasize being mean and/or lying to get ahead” and “are more focused on the value of physical appearance.” More disturbingly, the survey’s results show that “Regular reality TV viewers accept and expect a higher level of drama, aggression, and bullying in their own lives as well,” and the majority of those surveyed agreed that reality TV shows “make people think that fighting is a normal part of a romantic relationship” and “make people think it’s okay to treat others badly.” The survey didn’t specify what shows girls watch, but identified them as people who are regular viewers or people who watch only sometimes or rarely/never. Impressively, the authors of the study aren’t using the results to offer a blanket vilification of ...